Pew: US media bias ranks worst in the world

Pew: US media bias ranks worst in the world:
"More than in any other country, Americans on both sides of the political aisle believe the media does a poor job covering political issues fairly, according to a blockbuster new survey of media consumption in 38 nations.

What’s more, the Pew Research Center’s study found that supporters of President Trump believe the media is doing a worse job covering politics than the supporters of any of the other international political leaders in countries surveyed..."
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History for January 13

History for January 13 - On-This-Day.com
Horatio Alger, Jr. 1832 - Author, Sophie Tucker 1884 - Singer, actress, Alfred Fuller 1885 - Founder of Fuller Brush Company


Robert Stack 1919 - Actor, Richard Moll 1943 - Actor, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1961 - Actress


1128 - Pope Honorius II granted a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar. He declared it to be an army of God.


1794 - U.S. President Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union.


1854 - Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, PA, was granted the first U.S. patent for the accordion. He made improvements to the keyboard and enhanced the sound.


1898 - Emile Zola's "J'accuse" was published in Paris.


1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television.


1942 - Henry Ford patented the plastic automobile referred to as the "Soybean Car." The car was 30% lighter than the average car.


1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.


1986 - "The Wall Street Journal" printed a real picture on its front page. The journal had not done this in nearly 10 years. The story was about artist, O. Winston Link and featured one of his works.

Bill de Blasio divests New York pensions, sues oil companies for climate change - Washington Times

Bill de Blasio divests New York pensions, sues oil companies for climate change - Washington Times:

"Pushing back were oil-and-gas and industry representatives, who accused the mayor of doing more to curry favor with environmentalists than address human-caused global warming.
“This lawsuit is factually and legally meritless, and will do nothing to address the serious issue of climate change,” said Chevron spokesman Braden Reddall. “Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global issue that requires global engagement. Should this litigation proceed, it will only serve special interests at the expense of broader policy, regulatory and economic priorities.”
The legal action comes on the heels of lawsuits filed in the last six months by seven California localities, including Oakland and San Francisco, demanding billions from oil companies in order to build higher seawalls and other climate-driven infrastructure projects."

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LEAKED MEMO: DACA Recipients Are 'Critical' to Democrats' 'Future Electoral Success'

LEAKED MEMO: DACA Recipients Are 'Critical' to Democrats' 'Future Electoral Success':
"A leaked memo reveals Democrats absolutely need DREAMers in order to have future electoral success.
We already knew this to be true...

Michael Bastasch of The Daily Caller reports:

The Center For American Progress (CAP) Action Fund circulated a memo on Monday calling illegal immigrants brought here at a young age — so-called “Dreamers” — a “critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success.” The memo, co-authored by former Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri, was sent around to allies calling on Democrats to “refuse to offer any votes for Republican spending bills that do not offer a fix for Dreamers and instead appropriate funds to deport them.”[…]“The fight to protect Dreamers is not only a moral imperative, it is also a critical component of the Democratic Party’s future electoral success,” reads Palmieri’s memo, obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation..."

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Republican senator sponsors bill to fund 'junk science' in rape investigations - The College Fix

Republican senator sponsors bill to fund 'junk science' in rape investigations - The College Fix
"...Emily Yoffe’s recent Atlantic series on rape investigations, on and off campus, shone a light on the alarming expansion of “trauma-informed” techniques, enthusiastically endorsed by the Obama administration and its Department of Education.

Memory and neuroscience experts told Yoffe there was little evidence backing these pseudoscientific claims – that sexual assault creates “neurobiological change,” induces “tonic immobility” in the victim during the act, represses memories that can be accurately recalled much later (just not immediately after), and that contradictory or changing narratives are actually evidence of assault..."
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American Psychiatric Association calls for end to 'arm chair' psychiatry amid Trump speculation - Washington Times

American Psychiatric Association calls for end to 'arm chair' psychiatry amid Trump speculation - Washington Times:

"The largest psychiatric organization in the world is calling for an end to “arm chair” psychiatry in light of allegations that President Trump is mentally unfit to serve.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a statement Tuesday reaffirming its commitment to “The Goldwater Rule,” which states that it is unethical for psychiatrists to diagnose public figures they have not personally examined."

Make your own dildo event canceled at Michigan State - The College Fix

Make your own dildo event canceled at Michigan State - The College Fix:
"A sex-ed event slated for today at Michigan State promised students a chance to make their own dildos, but instead the event has been abruptly canceled.
 The three-hour workshop was described on the university’s website as a “sexy night of fun,” during which students could play “sexual health based trivia” and “even make your own external and internal simulation [sic] devices (i.e. dildos)!”"...
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Chart: A&E: record numbers waiting over 4 hours | Statista

• Chart: A&E: record numbers waiting over 4 hours | Statista
"Adding insult to injury amid the NHS winter crisis, new figures have revealed an all-time high for the share of accident and emergency attendees waiting longer than four hours to be seen to.
Last month, only 77.3 percent of people going to A&E were admitted, transferred or discharged in less than four hours - a far cry from the 92.4 percent in December 2010..."

Lunch video-----HAS TRUMP GONE CRAZY?

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Incoming Virginia Gov: Banning Private Gun Sales a Priority for 2018

Incoming Virginia Gov: Banning Private Gun Sales a Priority for 2018:

"Incoming Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) indicates that banning private gun sales in the state will be a priority for 2018.
In other words, he will continue to pursue the gun controls that outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) pursued but failed to secure."

10 Takeaways From Glenn Simpson's Fusion GPS Senate Testimony

10 Takeaways From Glenn Simpson's Fusion GPS Senate Testimony:
"Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released a semi-redacted transcript of testimony Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 22, 2017.
...During the testimony, staff for Republican chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley alternated with staff for ranking member Feinstein, each group taking one hour at a time.
The two followed different paths of questions.

• Republicans drilled down on Fusion GPS’s work for Russian company Prevezon Holdings before discussing the work on the Russia dossier. 
• Democrats focused on the contents of the dossier before asking about other Russian contacts..."

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Jay Inslee Warns Of Climate Apocalypse | The Daily Caller

Jay Inslee Warns Of Climate Apocalypse | The Daily Caller
"Washington state’s Democratic Governor Jay Inslee warned there was “just 59 days” to save future generations from “an endless cycle of crop-killing droughts one year, and rivers spilling their banks the next.”
Inslee went on a lengthy Twitter rant in efforts to convince the state legislature to pass legislation to tax carbon dioxide emissions.
Washington residents voted down Inslee’s last carbon tax plan by a wide margin in 2016..."

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President Trump’s Murder Report Card - Taki's Magazine

President Trump’s Murder Report Card - Taki's Magazine
"...One reason Donald Trump is president is because of the Obama administration’s own goal in setting off a major murder wave in Ferguson in 2014, in an era when both technology and prosperity should have been lowering the death toll from crime.
So how did the Trump administration do at fighting crime in 2017?
I only pay attention to homicide numbers, because other crimes can be ignored. 
If the cops in your town have retreated to the doughnut shop to escape Justice Department oversight, you might not bother reporting a porch pirate stealing your Amazon delivery.
But a body with a hole in it demands official attention..."
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Democrats Fear Losing 2018 Elections If Daca Deal Is Not Passed, Memo Reveals

Democrats Fear Losing 2018 Elections If Daca Deal Is Not Passed, Memo Reveals:

""Less than 5 years ago, every single Democrat in the Senate voted to double the length of a border fence, double the number of border agents, end the diversity visa lottery, and create a ‘merit-based’ visa system," Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Ahrens told Newsweek in a statement. "But now those same Democrats would rather score political points with their far-left base than make a bipartisan deal on DACA.” "